Day: December 16, 2016

By Dave Haldenby and Dr. Julian D. Richards / 09.22.2016 Haldenby – Independent Researcher and Volunteer at Hull and East Riding Museum Richards – Professor of Archaeology, University of York Originally published in Internet Archaeology as Haldenby, D. and Richards, J.D. (2016) The Viking Great Army and its Legacy: plotting settlement shift using metal-detected finds,[…]

By Dr. Jamie Smolen / 12.15.2016 Associate Professor of Medicine University of Florida For many, the holidays are indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Families and friends come together and enjoy food, good cheer – and, often, alcohol. Commercially speaking, alcohol and the holidays seem to be made for each other. Alcohol can[…]

By Allison Vincent / 12.16.2016 Friday it was confirmed that the FBI is in agreement with the National Intelligence Agency and the CIA over the Russian hackings — Russia, without question, deliberately interfered with our presidential election in order to help Trump win. CIA Director John Brennan said in a message: “Earlier this week, I[…]

Panionium 12.04.2016 Location: Panionium (Panionion) was an Ionian sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon Helikonios, and, at the same time, the Ionian League meeting place. This unusual site was located on the northern slopes of Mount Mykale (tr. Samsun Dağı or Dilek Dağı), opposite the island of Samos, about 100 km south of Smyrna (now Izmir). Mykale[…]

Caroline Louise Ransom Williams By Kathleen Sheppard / 12.15.2016 Whenever I have the chance, I can’t resist watching any of the The Mummy movies or Indiana Jones movies (except the Crystal Skull, but that’s an issue for another time). As an archaeologist, I think I’m supposed to avoid them in some sort of protest over[…]

By James Blake Wiener / 12.08.2016 In 2012, Ancient History Encyclopedia (AHE) profiled the work of the Late Iron Age and Roman Ireland Project. The central aim of this project was to characterize the environment, settlement patterns, social structures, and ritual practices of the people who lived and died in Ireland during the first five[…]

Syrians who have been evacuated from eastern Aleppo reach out for Russian food aid in the government-controlled Jibreen area of the city, Nov. 30, 2016. The text on the bag, which shows the Syrian and Russian national flags, reads in Arabic: “Russia is with you.” / Credit: Omar Sanadiki/Reuters By Charles Maynes / 12.16.2016 Is[…]

Willard Van Orman Quine (left) and Karl Popper (right) By Dr. John S. Wilkins There are many narratives told about evolution. One of the most widely told is the Essentialism Story, replayed in textbook, popular storytelling and philosophy alike. It goes like this: Before Darwin, biologists were constrained by essentialist thinking, in which they[…]

12.15.2016 You’re never too old to follow your dreams, and this 68-year-old woman who recently launched her career as a grindcore lead singer is the only proof you’ll ever need. Hailing from from Windsor, Ontario, The Grindmother started unleashing her hardcore vocal talents in 2014, when her son – who goes by the name Rain Forest – and[…]

A General Assembly police officer moves protesters back as they hold signs and chant outside the N.C. House chambers Thursday. (Photo: Chris Seward/ News & Observer) “The avalanche of anti-voter surprise bills introduced yesterday by the extremist leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly in a constitutionally suspect ‘extra session’ is an insult to the[…]

Opening of exhibition at Musée Würth France, Erstein, September 27, 2016. Photo: Thomas Gaehtgens A Getty Research Institute exhibition about World War I is retooled for display in the historically divisive region of Alsace By Anja Foerschner / 12.16.2016 Research Specialist On September 27, 2016, the Getty Research Institute’s exhibition World War I: War of[…]

By Mark Manson / 12.16.2016 How to navigate life far more successfully Life is a bitch. Then you die. So while staring at my navel the other day, I decided that that bitch happens in four stages. Here they are. Stage One: Mimicry We are born helpless. We can’t walk, can’t talk, can’t feed ourselves,[…]

By Ballard Burgher / 12.15.2016 Wisconsin conservative radio host Charlie Sykes goes off on right-wing insanity in The New York Times. After nearly 25 years, I’m stepping down from my daily conservative talk radio show at the end of this month. I’m not leaving because of the rise of Donald J. Trump (my reasons are[…]

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